DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Pocono Raceway going into the 5-hour ENERGY 500 on June 12.

POCONO-SPECIFIC STATISTICS

Jeff Burton (No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet)

·         Seven top fives, 17 top 10s

·         Average finish of 15.9

·         Average Running Position of 13.6, ninth-best

·         Driver Rating of 91.1, 12th-best

·         61 Fastest Laps Run, 11th-most

·         898 Green Flag Passes, 11th-most

·         Average Green Flag Speed of 158.562 mph, 10th-fastest

·         1,508 Laps in the Top 15 (65.2%), ninth-most

·         458 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green), ninth-most

Kurt Busch (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge)

·         Two wins, seven top fives, 10 top 10s

·         Average finish of 16.8

·         Average Running Position of 11.8, seventh-best

·         Driver Rating of 101.8, fourth-best

·         242 Fastest Laps Run, second-most

·         Average Green Flag Speed of 159.033 mph, third-fastest

·         1,638 Laps in the Top 15 (70.8%), sixth-most

·         441 Quality Passes, 12th-most

Carl Edwards (No. 99 KELLOGG Ford)

·         Two wins, five top fives, six top 10s

·         Average finish of 12.4

·         Average Running Position of 14.7, 13th-best

·         Driver Rating of 98.6, sixth-best

·         143 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-most

·         Average Green Flag Speed of 158.646 mph, eighth-fastest

·         1,444 Laps in the Top 15 (62.4%), 10th-most

·         448 Quality Passes, 11th-most

Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet)

·         Four wins, 16 top fives, 25 top 10s; two poles

·         Average finish of 10.5

·         Average Running Position of 10.3, second-best

·         Driver Rating of 98.8, fifth-best

·         64 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-most

·         927 Green Flag Passes, fifth-most

·         Average Green Flag Speed of 158.845 mph, sixth-fastest

·         1,732 Laps in the Top 15 (74.8%), fourth-most

·         520 Quality Passes, third-most

Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota)

·         Four wins, seven top fives, eight top 10s; two poles

·         Average finish of 8.2

·         Series-best Average Running Position of 8.9

·         Series-best Driver Rating of 119.2

·         Series-high 356 Fastest Laps Run

·         Series-best Average Green Flag Speed of 159.592 mph

·         1,604 Laps in the Top 15 (84.0%), seventh-most

Kevin Harvick (No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet)

·         Four top fives, seven top 10s

·         Average finish of 14.5

·         Average Running Position of 14.1, 12th-best

·         Driver Rating of 91.4, 10th-best

·         965 Green Flag Passes, third-most

·         Average Green Flag Speed of 158.544 mph, 12th-fastest

·         1,416 Laps in the Top 15 (61.2%), 13th-most

·         491 Quality Passes, sixth-most

Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet)

·         Two wins, six top fives, 12 top 10s; two poles

·         Average finish of 9.6

·         Average Running Position of 10.4, third-best

·         Driver Rating of 105.9, second-best

·         160 Fastest Laps Run, third-most

·         Average Green Flag Speed of 159.075 mph, second-fastest

·         1,801 Laps in the Top 15 (77.8%), second-most

·         497 Quality Passes, fourth-most

Kasey Kahne (No. 4 Red Bull Toyota)

·         One win, three top fives, five top 10s; two poles

·         Average finish of 16.6

·         Average Running Position of 14.1, 11th-best

·         Driver Rating of 91.1, 11th-best

·         155 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-most

·         974 Green Flag Passes, second-most

·         Average Green Flag Speed of 158.699 mph, seventh-fastest

·         1,441 Laps in the Top 15 (62.3%), 11th-most

·         496 Quality Passes, fifth-most

Matt Kenseth (No. 17 Affliction Clothing/Live Fast Ford Fusion Ford)

·         Three top fives, eight top 10s

·         Average finish of 14.4

·         Average Running Position of 13.6, 10th-best

·         Driver Rating of 88.3, 13th-best

·         844 Green Flag Passes, 13th-most

·         Average Green Flag Speed of 158.583 mph, ninth-fastest

·         1,425 Laps in the Top 15 (61.6%), 12th-most

·         489 Quality Passes, seventh-most

Mark Martin (No. 5 Farmers Insurance/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet)

·         19 top fives, 33 top 10s; three poles

·         Average finish of 11.1

·         Average Running Position of 10.9, fourth-best

·         Driver Rating of 96.4, seventh-best

·         77 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-most

·         Average Green Flag Speed of 158.876 mph, fourth-fastest

·         1,789 Laps in the Top 15 (77.3%), third-most

·         470 Quality Passes, eighth-most

Ryan Newman (No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet)

·         One win, six top fives, seven top 10s; two poles

·         Average finish of 13.3

·         Average Running Position of 11.7, sixth-best

·         Driver Rating of 93.9, ninth-best

·         919 Green Flag Passes, sixth-most

·         1,663 Laps in the Top 15 (71.9%), fifth-most

·         522 Quality Passes, second-most

Tony Stewart (No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet)

·         Two wins, nine top fives, 18 top 10s; two poles

·         Average finish of 11.5

·         Average Running Position of 11.0, fifth-best

·         Driver Rating of 102.4, third-best

·         78 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-most

·         899 Green Flag Passes, 10th-most

·         Average Green Flag Speed of 158.868 mph, fifth-fastest

·         Series-high 1,812 Laps in the Top 15 (78.3%)

·         Series-high 524 Quality Passes

Brian Vickers (No. 83 Red Bull Toyota)

·         Four top fives, five top 10s

·         Average finish of 14.3

·         Average Running Position of 12.1, eighth-best

·         Driver Rating of 93.9, eighth-best

·         72 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-most

·         Average Green Flag Speed of 158.553 mph, 11th-fastest

·         416 Quality Passes, 13th-most

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 at Pocono Raceway

* – Driver Rating based on last 12 Pocono Raceway races.

Chase Contenders

The Top 10 Following Race 13 of 36

                                                                        Rank    Season

            Last      Driver

Driver                     Points        Wins    Poles   Week    Rating

1. Carl Edwards       485             1            2        1             104.7

2. Jimmie Johnson   445             1            0        3             97.6

3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 444            0            1        4             89.5

4. Kevin Harvick       442             3            0        2             92.2 

5. Kyle Busch          425             2            0        5             110.4

6. Kurt Busch          414             0            1        6             90.3

7. Matt Kenseth       412             2            1        7             93.7

8. Tony Stewart       393             0            0        9             90.4

9. Clint Bowyer        391             0            0        8             93.7

  10. Ryan Newman     382             0            0        10            85.5

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ADDITIONAL DRIVERS

11. Denny Hamlin          381                   30. David Gilliland                         224

12. Greg Biffle               377                   31. Dave Blaney                           203

13. Jeff Gordon              364                   32. Casey Mears                         198  

14. Mark Martin             357                   33. Robby Gordon                        150

15. Juan P. Montoya     357                   34. Andy Lally                              140

16. AJ Allmendinger      352                   35. Tony Raines                           109

17. David Ragan            344                   36. Bill Elliott                               100 

18. Kasey Kahne           339                   37. Ken Schrader                         73

19. Marcos Ambrose     338                   38. J.J. Yeley                               44    

20. Paul Menard            331                   39. Terry Labonte                         40

21. Brad Keselowski      324                   40. Michael McDowell                   40

22. Martin Truex Jr.        324                   41. David Stremme                       24

23. David Reutimann     301                   42. Michael Waltrip                        20

24. Jeff Burton              301                   43. Brian Keselowski                     3

25. Joey Logano           300                   44. Steve Park                              2

26. Brian Vickers           292                                                                              

27. Jamie McMurray      290                                                                   

28. Bobby Labonte        287                                                                   

29. Regan Smith           282                                                                   

Note: The first 26 races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season determine which 10 drivers qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, contested over the final 10 races of the season.

At Pocono Raceway:

History

·         Opened in 1968 as a three-quarter-mile track, Pocono Raceway held the first race on the 2.5-mile track in 1971.

·         The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was in 1974.

Notebook

·         There have been 66 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Pocono Raceway.

·         There was one race from 1974 through 1981, and two per year since.

·         All NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Pocono have been scheduled for 500 miles.

·         Buddy Baker won the first pole.

·         There have been 36 different pole winners, including David Pearson who won the pole there in June 1984 but did not race; 16 drivers have more than one pole there.

·         The pole has been swept just three times: Bill Elliott (1985), Ken Schrader (1993), Denny Hamlin (2006).

·         Richard Petty won the first NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono.

·         29 different drivers have won races at Pocono, led by Bill Elliott, with five victories; 20 drivers have won more than once there.

·         There have been six season sweeps at Pocono, the last by Denny Hamlin in 2006.

·         Bobby Allison and Tim Richmond each won three consecutive races at Pocono.

·         47 of 66 Pocono races have been won from a top-10 start.

·         The June 2005 race was won by Carl Edwards from the 29th starting position, the deepest in the field that a race winner has started.

·         Rick Hendrick leads all car owners with 11 Pocono victories.

·         Mark Martin leads all drivers in top fives (19) and top 10s (33), but has yet to win at Pocono. His best finish was second, six times (most recently in August 2004).

·         Denny Hamlin (8.2) and Jimmie Johnson (9.5) are the only active drivers to average a top-10 finish.

NASCAR in Pennsylvania

·         There have been 100 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Pennsylvania.

·         137 drivers in NASCAR’s three national series (all-time) have their home state recorded as Pennsylvania.

·         There are three race winners from Pennsylvania in NASCAR’s three national series:

Pocono Raceway Data

Race #: 14 of 36 (6-12-11)

Track Size: 2.5 mile (200 laps/500miles)

·     Banking/Turn 1: 14 degrees

·     Banking/Turn 2: 8 degrees

·     Banking/Turn 3: 6 degrees

·     Frontstretch: 3,740 feet

·     Backstretch: 3,055 feet

·     Shortstretch: 1,780

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Pocono 

Denny Hamlin                119.2

Jimmie Johnson             105.9

Tony Stewart                 102.4

Kurt Busch                    101.8

Jeff Gordon                    98.8

Carl Edwards                 98.6

Mark Martin                   96.4

Brian Vickers                 93.9

Ryan Newman               93.9

Kevin Harvick                 91.4

Note: Driver Rating compiled from 2005-2010 races (12 total) at Pocono.

Qualifying/Race Data

2010 pole winner: Kyle Busch,

(169.485 mph, 53.102 seconds)

2010 race winner: Denny Hamlin, 136.303 mph, 6-6-10)

Track qualifying record: Kasey Kahne (172.533 mph, 52.164 seconds,

 6-11-04)

Track race record: Rusty Wallace (144.892 mph, 7-21-96)